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Celestial Encounters : The Origins of Chaos and Stability by Florin Diacu; Philip J. Holmes is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Celestial Encounters : The Origins of Chaos and Stability about?
Celestial Encounters traces the history of attempts to solve the problem of celestial mechanics first posited in Isaac Newton's Principia in 1686. More generally, the authors reflect on mathematical creativity and the roles that chance encounters, politics, and circumstance play in it. 23 halftones. 64 line illustrations.
Who reads Celestial Encounters : The Origins of Chaos and Stability?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Florin Diacu; Philip J. Holmes
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691027432
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Astronomy, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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